been given by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (hereinafter
referred to as ‘CARA’).
Child ‘S’ was found abandoned in a cremation ground on
10.10.2019. Petitioner ... from septicemia, hypothermia,
hypoglycemia, acute weight loss and convulsions. A team of CARA
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further examined the Child ‘S’ under specialised doctors, when
Dhanda, CGSC with Mr
Sumit Bhargava, Advocate & Mr.
Jagannath Pati, Director (CARA)
Mr. Atul Nagarajan, ld. Amicus Curiae
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
JUDGMENT ... direction to be issued to the Central Adoption
Resource Authority (hereinafter "CARA") to issue a No Objection Certificate
('NOC') to enable
Additional Solicitor General. Dr Jagannath
Pati, Director, Central Adoption and Research Agency (CARA) is also present in
the Court. Besides filing an affidavit dealing with ... issue of adoption under the
Juvenile Justice Act , CARA has placed certain suggestions for the consideration of
the Court.
2 Among others, we have also
direction to be issued to the Central Adoption
Resource Authority (hereinafter "CARA") to issue a No Objection
Certificate ('NOC') to enable ... taking the child to the United States, where the
Petitioner resides. However, CARA has not issued the No Objection
Certificate despite repeated representations.
3. This
been filed seeking directions to the
Respondent - Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue the No
Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Petitioners.
3. The grandfather ... made
repeated prayers for issuance of no objection certificate from CARA on an
urgent basis.
4. Mr. Atul Nagarajan, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner
Pawar, Ms. Swati, Mr. Aakash
Pathak, Advocates with Ms Tripti
Gruha, CEO CARA 2. Adv G Ravi
Kumar (Asstt Dir), CARA 3. Adv
Sumit Bhargava ... CARA. (M:
9971724716)
CORAM:
JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH
ORDER
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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. This is a petition alleging
Petitioners
registered with the Respondent No.3 - Central Adoption Resource Authority
("CARA") to adopt an Indian child, on 22nd March ... Signing Date:05.01.2023
12:31:46
2023/DHC/000042
practice followed by CARA. In view of the same, the Petitioners filed the
present petition seeking
Regulations violates Article 15 of the
Constitution ............................................................................................. 215
b. Challenge to the CARA Circular .......................................................... 224
E. Response to the opinion of Justice Ravindra Bhat ... learned counsel, made the following
submissions:
a. The Office Memorandum issued by CARA on 16 June 2022 51 is
unconstitutional because they prevent
Regulations.
7. On January 4, 2023, the Central Adoption Resource Authority
(CARA) informed the petitioners through e-mail that the disruption
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proceedings were completed ... also one of the grounds.
9. The respondent no.2, CARA, informed the petitioners on June 2,
2023 that their request for re-adoption
other sub-sections
of Section 41 of the JJ Act, 2000. The CARA, as an institution,
received statutory recognition and so did the guidelines framed ... rehabilitation and social
reintegration. Under Rule 33(2) guidelines issued by the CARA,
as notified by the Central Government under Section
